Chapter 25: The serums and escape.
Mikael slowly withdrew his hand, and the man stayed quiet, too scared to try anything. Mikael began, "I want to know the number of soldiers in this Bastion, along with the strength of all the nobles."
The man thought hard before hesitantly replying, "I'm not sure of the exact number." Seeing a frown appear on Mikael's face, he quickly added, "But I know there are at least 1,000 armed soldiers. As for physical enhancers..."
"We probably have between 100-200 Tier 1 physical enhancers, approximately 80 Tier 2 physical enhancers, and for Tier 3, which I'm part of, I don't think there are more than 20-30 of us."
Hearing that this man was a Tier 3 physical enhancer, Mikael was incredulous. 'Seriously, they give serums to people like him, who clearly have zero combat experience and no willpower?'
The man continued, unaware of Mikael's thoughts. "As for Tier 4... I'm not entirely sure, but I believe we have around 5. And finally, for Tier 5, we have 2—the leader, Aaron, and Colonel Aaliyah."
Mikael noted this information, then continued his interrogation. "And where are the serums kept?"
The man hesitated but answered, too fearful of the consequences to stay silent. "They're in a secured room near the leader's house—the biggest house north of here. The room is about 200 meters north of the leader's house and is always guarded by two Tier 4 enhancers."
Mikael gave a cold smile. "I'll end the interrogation here, but I plan to question other nobles. If their answers differ from yours, I'll be back to kill you—and not before making you wish for death. If you told the truth, I won't harm you, but if you lied, I guarantee you'll regret it."
The man shook his head fearfully. "I swear, I told the truth!"
Mikael studied his expression, then nodded, seemingly satisfied. In one swift motion, he drew his sword and decapitated the noble.
The man died with an incredulous look frozen on his face.